Chapter 236. This Counts as Porn, Doesn't It!
As a devoted fan of Gensokyo, Eromanga-sensei naturally wouldn't miss the Gensokyo Carnival.
Upon receiving the news, she promptly roped in Sagiri and Griseo, and after a quick discussion, the three hit it off at once.
Thus, an ultimate masterpiece showcasing the peak illustration skills of Eromanga-sensei, the second-generation Eromanga-sensei, and Eromanga-sensei's in-house disciple "Teacher Huixing" was brought to the table.
Because the Izumi mother and daughter are both a bit homebound, Griseo volunteered to attend the event, vowing to carve out a space for the Eromanga school in this ten-thousand-people battleground.
And then…
Griseo regretted it.
Riding on Eromanga-sensei's name recognition, the line before Griseo's booth hadn't changed since the convention started—stretching as far as the eye could see.
There was nothing else for it. She'd already promised Sagiri, so she resigned herself to picking up a pen and signing, one by one.
From morning straight through to a little past one in the afternoon, she was completely wiped out. She set a "Resting" placard on the table, to the regret of those still waiting in line, who could only disperse to queue for other artists so as not to waste time.
At last the area quieted down a little.
Griseo rubbed her sore wrist; beneath the mask, her small face was full of bitterness.
After rubbing for a short while and feeling a bit better, she tugged the mask down slightly, picked up her thermos, unscrewed the cap, and took a small sip.
A warm current slid into her stomach, and she let out a long breath of relief.
Tap—tap—tap.
Unfamiliar footsteps drew near. When the edge of her vision caught a pair of legs coming her way, Griseo froze for a second, then hurriedly pulled her mask back up.
"Sorry, it's break time right now. You can go queue for other artists' works."
She said that aloud, but inwardly she was puzzled. She'd clearly told the staff maintaining order—so why were they letting people through again?
Unfortunately, the person ignored her entirely. After stopping in front of the booth, he reached out and picked up one of the books on the table.
The sight made Griseo frown in anger. She'd meant to scold him, but as soon as she looked up and noticed how much sturdier his build was than her own small frame, her whole body tensed. With her "older sisters" and Eromanga-sensei not at her side, the timid Griseo didn't dare say much. Hugging her cup, she sat there aggrieved.
Where are the staff—save me already!!!
If no one comes soon, I'm going to complain to Sir Knight when I get back!!!
Just as she anxiously waited to hear what the person would say, a familiar voice sounded in front.
"What are you looking at? Why aren't you saying anything?"
Seeing Xander Masato stand silently in front of the booth for so long, Bronya poked her head out from behind him in puzzlement. But when she noticed his hand was trembling, curiosity flashed in her eyes, and she reached out to snatch the book from his hand.
Only when Bronya's fingers touched the book did the dazed Xander snap back to himself. He hurried to stop her, but it was already too late.
"Wait, don't—"
Bronya snatched the book, took a few steps back to open some distance, and her gaze fell on the cover.
The cover was a rather lewd illustration. In the image, the male and female leads embraced, faces flushed, mouths intertwined, indecent fluids running everywhere.
On the male side, Bronya immediately saw that he looked eighty percent like Xander. But on the female side…
Staring at the Gardevoir in heat, Bronya's calm expression instantly collapsed. Clutching her belly, she burst into unseemly laughter.
"Pfft—wh-what is this—hahaha…"
For this usually poker-faced girl to laugh like that, you could tell how big the impact was.
"…"
Xander's expression right then was… colorful—flushing red one moment, green the next. Since he couldn't stop Bronya, he could only turn his gloomy gaze back to Griseo.
At that moment, hearing a familiar voice, Griseo mustered up the courage to look up.
In an instant, their eyes met.
Griseo: "!!!!!"
Why is Sir Knight here!!!
The moment she saw Xander, Griseo nearly sprang straight up from her chair. Startled, her body jerked backward; the chair immediately lost balance and toppled. Xander, too late to catch her, only heard a pained "Ouch!" as Griseo fell, hands clutching her small head.
Her two little legs still hooked over the chair, her long skirt fell with gravity, revealing white stockings that reached up to her waist. The stockings were thick and lustrous, snug over her round little bottom. One shoe had even flown off, and her tender "ice cream" swayed back and forth there; her delicate toes curled slightly from the pain.
Xander forgot his anger at once. He rushed over to help her up, glanced around, and only relaxed when he saw no one had noticed.
Thanks to the staff clearing the area just now, Griseo's accidental exposure hadn't been seen by others.
"Are you okay?"
Bronya stifled her laughter and hurried over as well.
"Woo-woo…"
Clutching her little head, Griseo pitifully burrowed into Sir Knight's chest and whimpered.
"Does it hurt a lot?"
Seeing Griseo crying so sadly, Xander was startled. He gently patted her head. "Does it?"
"Mm."
Griseo nodded.
Hearing that, Xander frowned. Amid Griseo's yelp, he scooped her up into his arms. Frightened, she quickly wrapped her arms around his neck. Held like a child, Griseo's petite, not-yet-grown figure fit just right.
"I'm taking Griseo to the infirmary. Bronya, put this booth away."
"How am I supposed to put it away?"
"...Find a reason to shut it down."
"Pfft—"
Bronya couldn't help laughing again. But just then, hearing that the booth was going to be closed, Griseo protested in dismay.
"No, don't close it!!"
"Your head doesn't hurt anymore?"
As soon as he said that, Griseo met Sir Knight's gloomy gaze. She immediately shrank into his arms, covered her small head, and didn't dare look at him.
Muffled, she added weakly, "It's not just mine. I drew it together with Eromanga-sensei and Sagiri."
"Is that so? So it was Mrs. Izumi's idea? Okay, got it."
"Eh?"
Griseo was dumbfounded. That wasn't what she meant!!!
She only wanted to say the result didn't belong to her alone—that it was the crystallization of the three of their efforts. If it had to be shut down suddenly, shouldn't they at least ask Eromanga-sensei and Sagiri?
At that time, watching the Gensokyo Carnival live broadcast at home while squeezed up next to Sagiri, Mrs. Izumi suddenly sneezed.
"Ehh~"
Sagiri pushed her away in disgust, and Mrs. Izumi grabbed a tissue to wipe her nose, smiling sheepishly.
"Maybe Griseo's thinking of me."
"Narcissist."
Pursing her lips, Sagiri said, "Our book should be selling really well, right?"
"Of course. This is the piece I've poured the most effort into this year. I guarantee it'll sell out!"
Sagiri glanced at her confident mom. She still felt a bit uneasy and couldn't help saying, "Let's hope everything goes smoothly."
Meanwhile, as Xander carried Griseo to the campus infirmary, Bronya called the staff to pack up the booth.
Some fans who hadn't gotten the book were instantly baffled. They ran over to ask the staff what was going on.
The staffer paused and patiently explained, "Orders from above say this booth violated the rules, so it needs to be removed."
"Violated the rules? Violated which rule?"
At that, a trace of awkwardness surfaced in the staffer's eyes, and he said oddly, "They said it was… pornographic in nature…"
"Huh?"
The fans gaped, then looked up at the big sign "R18 Area" on the wall, and fell silent.
…
The school infirmary teacher examined her and said it wasn't serious, and soon Xander brought a sulky Griseo back to the dorm.
After setting her on the sofa, he and Bronya sat opposite her like interrogators.
"Sir Knight is a meanie…"
Seeing the fruit of their off-hours labor vanish in an instant, Griseo was so depressed she wanted to cry. But if she was depressed, Xander was even more so.
"How did you end up drawing this kind of thing?"
"The rules only say you can't sell; they don't say you can't draw…"
After saying that, Griseo guiltily turned her head away.
Bronya, for her part, said nothing. Her attention was still on the book in her hands. Looking at the string of explosive panels, her eyes widened, her cheeks flushed, and she even hissed softly from time to time, murmuring, "So you can play it like this?"
"Stop reading that!"
Unable to help himself, Xander slapped Bronya's thigh. She hurriedly put the book away and coughed twice in embarrassment.
As expected of Eromanga-sensei—so very knowledgeable.
Try it at once!
Thinking about the battle to come, Bronya grew more and more excited.
"How was this book made? Griseo, explain."
Hearing that, Griseo puffed up her cheeks and, a little indignant, said, "Eromanga-sensei handled the composition, I did the lineart, and Sagiri did the coloring…"
"Then why use me as the model?"
"The only men I'm familiar with are my dad and Sir Knight. And I've seen Sir Knight's body, and I've felt Sir Knight's muscles, so I know how to—"
"All right, you don't need to go on!"
Feeling the prickly look from Bronya at his side, Xander hurriedly cut Griseo off. If she kept talking, he'd sound like a pervert!
"Oh."
Griseo answered softly and lowered her head in disappointment.
He didn't want to speak harshly to her, so he could only say earnestly, "Griseo, you're still too young. This sort of thing should wait until you're older…"
"Sir Knight is lying!"
"What did I lie about?"
"Sir Knight drew this kind of thing when he was even younger than me!"
"I did n—"
Mouth open, Xander went speechless. The first Kaleidoscope did come out when he was in his first year of high school, and he might really have been younger than Griseo is now.
Meeting Griseo's small, reproachful eyes, Xander awkwardly looked away and sought help from Bronya.
Bronya understood at once and held up five fingers.
Xander blanched, shook his head again and again, and weakly extended two fingers.
Bronya frowned and withdrew one finger.
Xander still shook his head, but under her increasingly forceful gaze, he trembled and extended a third finger.
At that, Bronya blossomed into a smile and her expression softened.
What followed no longer required Xander's involvement. Under Bronya's reasoned persuasion and heartfelt talk, Griseo bowed her head and admitted her mistake. Unfortunately, the two spoke too softly for Xander to catch a word.
"Bronya, I'll work hard!"
Griseo said brightly, and Bronya nodded in satisfaction. "Mm, I'll send you the photos afterward."
Hearing that, Griseo became overjoyed and scampered back to her room.
"What did you two talk about—and what photos?" Xander asked curiously.
"That's a girls' secret. Do you really want to pry?"
"Then forget it."
Shaking his head, Xander was just about to stretch when a warm, soft body pressed up against him.
Bronya licked her lips, eyes burning, and pushed him down onto the sofa.
"You haven't come back to the bedroom for three days."
"Ahem, I—I'll do my best right away."
Realizing he was about to put in serious work, Xander grinned awkwardly and moved to get up, but Bronya pushed him back down, and he asked in puzzlement, "Not going back to the room?"
Bronya didn't speak; she only revealed a bewitching smile.
He sensed something off, the corner of his eye twitching. "We'll go back to the room… right?"
Bronya suddenly took his hand, guided it to her chest, then leaned in harder, pressing herself onto him.
"Right here~"
A soft and alluring whisper murmured in his ear, Bronya's boldness making his breathing quicken as well.
Soon, clothes fell from the sofa to the floor, and suppressed moans slowly began to sound.
…
At six o'clock, the whole family met outside the school right on time.
Mei's family sedan had arrived early to pick them up, and it would only take a little over an hour to reach the festival site.
Whether it was because their discussion had them reminiscing about the past or not, they unanimously decided to visit the same festival from their high school days one more time.
There were many of them; even though the car was a stretch model, it was still a bit crowded with everyone aboard. With no other choice, Xander simply sat Griseo on his lap. She'd had a tiny tantrum earlier that afternoon, so he might as well hold her and coax her now.
The hour-plus drive passed quickly amid the girls' laughter, and the festival arrived.
The familiar scene stirred a bit of nostalgia in Xander's eyes. Just then, Seele quietly took his hand and gave it a little squeeze as a signal.
He turned his gaze and cocked an eyebrow at her expectant eyes.
Getting his response, Seele's eyes lit up, and she happily hugged his arm.
And at that moment, Sirin, walking behind them, took in the scene in silence.
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